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Elections — Who’s Still Alive?

Hank Sims

We’re still waiting to get through to the Elections Office, but several campaigns are reporting that there are 10,000 late absentee and provisional ballots left to be counted. This roughly jibes with what we’ve seen in the past. In the June primary, when turnout was much lower, there were 6,556 votes counted after the polls […]

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Scenes from the Election

Hank Sims

The Humboldt County Election Office was slammed at the lunch hour. Citizens were dropping off ballots as the phones rang and rang, while a beefed-up elections staff scurried from place to place carrying sheafs of papers. County Clerk-Recorder Carolyn Crnich was down in the basement with the tabulation equipment, fiddling with a computer in preparation […]

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Strong Youth Turnout in Arcata

North Coast Journal Staff

Polling places across Arcata are reporting higher than anticipated turnout this afternoon, as steady streams of young voters make their way to the polls. Phrases used by a number of poll workers included, “strong and steady,” “higher than usual,” and “surprising.” Off-year, non-presidential elections like this one are often a yawn for most registered voters, […]

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I Facebook-Friended Richard Salzman into a State of Terror, and I Am Sorry

Hank Sims

Journal contributor Terrence McNally writes: I, Terrence McNally, recognizing that by several legal definitions I am a total jerkwad, hereby offer my apology to District Attorney Paul Gallegos’ political operative, Richard Salzman. Facebook friend-request terror victim Richard Salzman. When I received a phone call from Arcata Police Department Officer Altizer today, Nov. 2, telling me that […]

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Poor Amy Stewart on Prop. 19

Hank Sims

The November installment of North Coast Almanack — famous writer Amy Stewart’s popular and utile guide to gardening, alcohol and alcoholic gardeners — won’t be published until tomorrow. We give you a preview today. Nov. 1: Tomorrow [today] you will be asked to make a very interesting decision. The appeal of taking an illegal operation and bringing […]

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Election Predictions!

Hank Sims

It’s that time of year again — time for predictions, the fun part of election season! We’ll all be back tomorrow night to live-blog the holy hell out of the election night parties as the results pour in, but the blather begins now. I’ve given up hectoring people, but I will issue a friendly reminder. […]

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Samoa Stumphouse

Andrew Goff

With only two days until the election, and polls showing your lead widening against opponent Meg Whitman, c’mon Jerry, do you really need to make that out-of-the-way trek up to Humboldt County? Really? For whatever reason, Jerry Brown did. At 8 a.m. Sunday morning, around 150 presumed supporters of the California gubernatorial candidate sardine-packed themselves […]

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Jerry Brown, Comin’ to Town

Hank Sims

California Attorney General Jerry Brown, the once and would-be future Governor of California, will be making an appearance at the Samoa Cookhouse on the morning of Halloween day, just about 48 hours before polls open. Local Democratic Party apparatchik Andrew Bird will be organizing Brown’s North Coast appearance, and confirmed the date to the Journal moments […]

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Campaign Finance Rundown

North Coast Journal Staff

Recent campaign finance disclosures from a number of candidates running for office in Humboldt County show that the county races are heating up fast, with many candidates breaking the $100,000 barrier, and in Eureka candidates who voluntarily capped their contributions at $500 ended up being the ones bringing in the most cash. There is much […]

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